OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

trongte[ˈtroŋtɛ]

(1) inter. how? in what way?(eng).bagaimana(ind).

Trongte lmu?How did you get wounded?(eng), Kenapa jadi luka?(ind)

(2) inter. why; for what reason(eng).kenapa(ind).

Trongte ynai naung?Why are you not eating?(eng), Kenapa kamu tidak makan?(ind)

Source: Hans Retebana